Maryville Addiction Treatment Center

The Basics

Maryville Inc. is a 12-step based rehab in Williamstown, New Jersey, a town of just over 15,000 people roughly 45 minutes outside of Philadelphia. The rehab prides itself on being the lowest cost treatment center in the TriState area but it’s also the oldest rehab in New Jersey, having been founded in 1949.

Accommodations and Food

The facility, which has space for 76 clients at a time, is located on 40 acres in rural Gloucester County on a wooded property with a big lawn with benches for outdoor therapy sessions. The campus is made up of multiple newly built bungalows where two to three clients share rooms with views of the woods. The food (which is overseen by a licensed dietician) is served cafeteria-style.

Treatment and Staff

Treatment at Maryville is short term, lasting between 14 and 28 days with an average of 20. The program includes lectures, group therapy, one-on-one therapy and 12-step meetings. Lectures are on topics such as relapse prevention, avoiding triggers, caring for personal and physical needs and resolving issues with family, friends and the court system. There are three group therapy sessions a week and one individual session. A staff MD oversees their three-to-seven day detox. Clients do not attend off-site AA meetings but are required to be at the on-site ones.

A typical day at Maryville means waking up at 6:30 am for breakfast at 7 followed by powering through the day because of the short length of treatment. The morning includes group or individual therapy, lectures and free time. Lunch is at noon and is followed by more groups until free time or optional exercise at 5 pm. Dinner is at 6 pm and is followed by on-site AA at 7 and free time until lights out at 11 pm.

Visitors aren’t allowed and there is no family program. Residents can watch TV but only right before bed and cell phones and computers are not permitted. Clients can bring calling cards to use the landlines on site.

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